"Ray Block" <bpracing@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
: I can't believe there is such a big deal being made of this. I guess
: ignorance is bliss cause I've used three different types of fuel pressure
: gauges and never had a problem with any of them. :-)
: The first one was a gauge equipped with a fitting that would depress the
: valve stem in the schrader valve when you screwed it on. I never had the
: need to leave it on the engine and eventually it got damaged in storage.
: I then bought one from Jeg's that was for a TPI chevy setup. For that one
: you needed to remove the valve stem but it also worked fine.
: Neither of the above would clear a stock air cleaner though so I either used
: them with an open element K&N or just used them for test purposes.
: Then I bought an Autometer gauge with a braided stainless steel line that
: also attached without problem to the Schrader valve. I did need to remove
: the valve stem for this as well.
: Have I mentioned that sometimes ignorance is bliss?
Now that is just not fair! :-) You must be living right, Ray! :-)
I stopped at Autozone today in my quest for more answers and took
a look at some fuel pressure testers. It sort've cleared up the
Chrysler/GM issue, as the fuel tester itself had a -4AN style
connector on it, and it came with an adapter which adapted the
Schrader valve to the -4AN so that the tester could be connected.
So, what I am assuming is that when a "Chrysler/GM" adapter is
listed, it does not mean that the same adapter is used for both
Chrysler and GM but that the adapter is used to convert a Chrysler
style Schrader valve into a GM style -4AN which can then be
connected to the tester; "GM style" is the tester's "native mode".
(What a surprise.) ;-) So anyway, that clears up that particular
bit of confusion.
However, I am still completely at a loss to explain your good
fortune! :-)
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